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Oh Yeah (Roxy Music song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Oh Yeah'", also known as "'Oh Yeah (There's a Band Playing On the Radio)'" or "'Oh Yeah (On the Radio)'" on certain releases, is a hit single by the English rock band Roxy Music. It was taken from their 1980 album 'Flesh and Blood'. The song is featured prominently in the fifth episode of the Stephen Merchant comedy series 'Hello Ladies'.
Background
"Oh Yeah" is the second release from the album. It hit Number 5 on the UK Singles Chart, as had the previous single "Over You". This song was followed by the UK Top 20 hit "Same Old Scene".
It was backed by the non-LP track "South Downs", a synth instrumental by Ferry, or by the album tracks "Rain Rain Rain" (in the USA) and "In the Midnight Hour" (in Australia and South Africa).
"South Downs" when re-released on the boxset of "The Thrill of It All" was accidentally released backwards, but due to the nature of the synthetic string sound, it didn't sound out of place. The original version reappeared on a 3-track CD single with "Jealous Guy" and "Lover".
Personnel
* Bryan Ferry vocals, keyboards
* Phil Manzanera guitar
* Andy Mackay saxophones and oboe
* Neil Hubbard guitar
* Paul Carrack strings
* Neil Jason bass
* Allan Schwartzberg drums
Charts
References
Category:1980 singles
Category:Roxy Music songs
Category:Rock ballads
Category:1980s ballads
Category:Songs written by Bryan Ferry
Category:1980 songs
Category:Atco Records singles
Category:Reprise Records singles
Category:E.G. Records singles
Category:Songs about radio
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